About “Some People Hate”

Is this a common Jay Z theme?

It would become more common in later years. In 2009 he’d release “Hate,” a collaboration with Kanye West, and then lent a verse to Kanye’s 2010 track “Monster,” in which he claimed he doesn’t get enough love.

I made it so, you could say Marcy and it was all good
I ain’t crossover I brought the suburbs to the hood
Made em relate to your struggle, told em bout your hustle
Went on MTV with do-rags, I made them love you
You know normally them people wouldn’t be fuckin witchu
Til I made em understand why you do what you do
I expected to hear, “Jay, if it wasn’t for you..”
But instead, all I hear is buzzing in your crew